Motif
celestial goddess traveling with horses
celestial_goddess_traveling_with_horses
A motif of the Ascent and Heavenly Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica XXIX. TO HESTIA / XXX. TO EARTH THE MOTHER OF ALL / XXXI. TO HELIOS / XXXII. TO SELENE; lines 7413-7433 confidence: high
Selene bathes in the waters of Ocean, dons a far-gleaming team, drives long-maned horses at evening in mid-month, reaches full orbit, shines brightest as she increases, and serves as a token and sign to mortal men.
Selene mounts a shining team and drives long-maned horses at full speed in the evening.
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